Monthly Archives: June 2019

It was a successful day for the orange brand atop Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia on Sunday as KTM riders swept the overall podium at arguably the toughest race of the season for Round 8 of the 2019 AMA Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series.

It was a big weekend for current Queen of the Crankworx leader Vaea Verbeeck and Kialani Hines at Crankworx Innsbruck. Verbeeck edged out Hines in the Dual Slalom while Kialani extended her winning streak in the Pump Track. On the men’s side, Mitch Ropelato added a 2nd place in the Dual Slalom. Thursday Thursday was…

Troy Lee Designs’ 450 athlete Cole Seely sustained a torn labrum and fractured glenoid socket Tuesday, June 11th 2019 in a practice crash at Moto Sandbox in Claremont, Florida. Shortly following the crash Seely flew to the west coast for further evaluation where the injuries were confirmed and surgery was deemed necessary. Cole’s surgery will…

Leogang, Austria marked the third downhill UCI World Cup race this season. A staple in the race series, Leogang also represented the home round for Sram TLD Racing’s phenom Vali Höll. Riders traveled straight from Scotland to Austria for the first back to back weekend race of the series and the conditions we’re prime. Friday…

Strides in the Right Direction as Thunder Rolls at Thunder Valley Thunder Valley Motocross Park’s mile-high altitude always presents riders with yet another challenge but this year’s unpredictable and extreme weather conditions added an additional element to Saturday’s racing. While the day started off with sunny skies, Thunder and lightning rolled in just halfway through…

ALPINE, N.Y. – FMF KTM Factory Racing Team’s Kailub Russell earned his 58th career victory on Sunday with a well-calculated performance at Round 7 of the 2019 AMA Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series in Alpine, New York. Trail Jesters KTM Racing’s Ben Kelley had a stellar ride in his home region as he battled for…

Troy Lee Designs amateur moto grom, Daxton Bennick stars in the new video Grenade. Check out the latest edit by Open Fire Media below to see the quick film of the 3 times Loretta Lynn’s National Champion and keep an eye out for Bennick at the amateur nationals! Scroll down to check out some behind…

One of the biggest races of the downhill season didn’t disappoint. The usual largest and rowdy crowd came out once again to battle the weather at Fort William which marks the second stop on the UCI World Cup Downhill season. With TLD athletes in the Elite Men’s, Junior Women’s and Junior Men’s categories there were…